TELEGRAM TO L. D. TROTSKY

Written:Written on September 10, 1918Published:First published (in facsimile) in 1930 inGrazhdanskaya voina. 1918–1921, Vol. III.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
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      Progress Publishers,1975,

      Moscow,Volume 44,

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SecretCiphered(Original to be returned to me)(A copy of the cipher tobe sent to me)

TrotskySviyazhsk

Iam surprised and worried at the slowing down of
operations against Kazan, especially if it is true, as I havebeen informed, that you have every opportunity of
destroying the enemy by artillery. In my opinion, one must
not spare the city and put things off any longer, for
ruthless annihilation is essential once Kazan is said to be in
an iron
ring.[1]

[1]Lenin’stelegram was transmitted to Kazan at 6.54 a.m. on
September 10, 1918, and by 2 p.m. units of the Red Army had
liberated Kazan from the whiteguard and White Czech troops.

ForLenin’s greetings to the Red Army men on the capture
of Kazan see present edition, Vol. 28, pp. 93, 100.